viprklr

I've only had the 991 GT3 for a few weeks (100 miles on car) but it normally will "puff" on startup. Only lasts for a few seconds & it's in the garage on level flooring. Just wondered if others experience this.
Scared the crap out of the wife last weekend as started it & immediately pulled out the garage & closed the door. When we came home an hour later & opened the garage, smoked got sucked out & we thought there might be a fire occurring.

P-Car777

Totally normal, mine did this the first tank or so of fuel than it stopped happening.

Not sure of the mechanics, but there are other posts discussing this!

P-Car777

shapiroeric

Yes....much diminished after 2K miles though....it can be quite alarming....

Jimmy-D

Normal and all my Porsches smoked. Matter of fact; so did my R8. I have 2000 miles now and only occasionally will it smoke on start up and only if it has been sitting a few days.

Pazzo009

It's happened less as mileage increased. I have 2100 and it's like 1 in 8 starts.

bigkraig

normal, doesnt' matter how many miles are on it. i just dumped a load of smoke into the gym garage and I have 6500 miles

911dev

It'd be abnormal if a GT3 didn't smoke.

Spyerx

You got a real GT3.

tasman

^

True

viprklr

Thanks guys. Scared the pee pee out of when the door went up. We didn't see anything & my wife had me fly up into the garage attic thinking there might have been an electrical short.

GillesGT3

Same on my side... some smoke when the engine has not started for a while...Nothing to worry (I hope.. :-)

Just in time

I am at 1900 and the smoking has disappeared.

Sloopy

Just a WAG here, but I would assume that the dry sump leaves some risidual oil in passageways when the engine is shut down. Upon start up this excess goes to the cylinders which in turn is burned off showing the smoke.

This only last a few seconds then all is normal again.

pitt911

happens to me every time i drive the car which is mostly on weekends

Jimmy-D

Sloopy is correct